First and foremost, I want to announce that I finally have a Facebook page! I'm going to post about all my witchy projects there as well, and I will be selling my crafts there too, namely my handwoven ritual cords/belts. Click here and 'like' the page!
It's that time of year again... the Artemis Gathering! It's always been one of my favourite times of the year, and this year was definitely no exception. And I sorely needed the camp this year- not just because I ache for the connection whenever I'm away, but also because the last few weeks had brought me a lot of bad luck. Some work woes, my accidentally breaking my favourite water bottle (now replaced) and I fell down a manhole at one point- I'm okay, although still covered in bruises!
The journey to the Gathering wasn't without its issues either. My car decided, two days before the Gathering, to break down completely due to damage sustained before I purchased her last year (apparently a dodgy patch job by the dealer was the only thing that kept her going and it had finally packed in), and wouldn't be fixed until the Monday after. I was devastated, especially upon learning that my insurance policy is actually really rubbish and wouldn't cover me at all, nor provide me with a courtesy car. Luckily, getting a rental was affordable enough to get me there, even if my sat nav decided to take me on a detour that ended up delaying my arrival by half an hour!
But as soon as I picked up my friends Jenny and Sue, we were set on having a fantastic weekend.
FRIDAY
We arrived at the site at around 4.30pm- the general ticket holders arriving from 4pm and the Gold Ticket holders being there from 3pm. Despite us not being the last to arrive, the site was pretty full already! Another sold out event. We did manage to find enough space in the Party Zone for our tents, plus a bit of extra space for a friend who was joining us a bit later. This year was a first for me in that I had brought an actual tent rather than my usual little pop-up, with the promise from Jenny that they're not that difficult to pitch. I had a few hiccups but, with Sue's help, I managed to get the tent up. And it stayed up all weekend!
Luckily, we also managed to get our tents up before the rain hit, although the rain itself was barely a drizzle and pretty much the only wet weather we saw until Monday.
So, after the tents were pitched, off to the Marquee we went to catch up with all our friends.